Brown v. United States (1921)

Brown v. United States, 256 U.S. 335 (1921), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that if a person is attacked, and that person reasonably believes that he is in immediate danger of death or grievous bodily injury, he has no duty to retreat and may stand his ground and, if he kills his attacker, he has not exceeded the bounds of lawful self-defense.

For the 1885 case (113 U.S. 568), see Brown v. United States. For the 1954 case (347 U.S. 483), see Brown v. Board of Education.

Brown v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 19, 1920
Decided May 16, 1921
Full case nameBrown v. United States
Citations256 U.S. 335 (more)
41 S. Ct. 501; 65 L. Ed. 961
Holding
If a person is attacked, and that person reasonably believes that he is in immediate danger of death or grievous bodily injury, he has no duty to retreat and may stand his ground and, if he kills his attacker, he has not exceeded the bounds of lawful self-defense.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Edward D. White
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
William R. Day · Willis Van Devanter
Mahlon Pitney · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · John H. Clarke
Case opinion
MajorityHolmes
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